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What does "He says, tamping a cigarette on his knuckle" mean?
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What does "He says, tamping a cigarette on his knuckle" mean?
4 dic 2012 05:58
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"To tamp" means to pack down, press down or flatten down a material. You'd normally hear this verb used in smoking tobacco, manufacturing certain products or making espresso coffee.
4 dicembre 2012
It means that he was pressing the cigarette against his knuckle so that the tobacco would be more tightly packed inside the cigarette.
4 dicembre 2012
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